Lady's menu!

A few of you wondered what we were feeding Lady that helped her lose some weight plus increased her energy and playfulness. Lady eats once a day around 5PM. She gets 3 cups of kibble, 1-fish oil capsule and extra Trader Joe's Glucosamine - Chondroitin for dogs. Here's what the food looks like:

Castor-Pollux is the brand - Lady thinks it's "gobble it up good"

There is a Petco very close to home in Seattle, so we get it there. I would prefer to buy from a small business, but nobody stocks it. We do have a small business source in Phoenix (more about that later in another post).

Link to Castor-Pollux

Same Fish Oil as the KT takes!

We let Lady have fresh fruits and vegetables as a treat (mainly apples and carrots). Occasionally cheese or yogurt. She'll eat just about anything from your hand (but she's not a pig about it). No feeding from the table and NO Cheerios! The only things we have found that does not agree with her are Salmon Oil and Dental Chewies from Costco called "Checkups".

Castor-Pollux FOOD DETAILS

ADULT LESS ACTIVE FEEDING GUIDELINES
If your dog weighs:             Feed Daily:
Less than 10 lbs.                     ½ cup
10 - 25 lbs.                                ¾ - 1½ cups
25 - 50 lbs.                               1½ - 2¼ cups
50 - 75 lbs.                               2¼ - 3 cups
75 - 100 lbs.                             3 - 3½ cups
100 - 150 lbs.*                        3½ - 4½ cups

The portions are based on a standard 8 oz. measuring cup.
*Add ½ cup per day for every 25 lbs. over 150 lbs.
Calorie Content ME (calculated): 3,365 kcal/kg, 371.4 kcal/cup

INGREDIENTS:
Organic Chicken, Chicken Meal, Organic Brown Rice, Organic Millet, Organic Peas,Organic Oats, Tomato Pomace, Salmon Meal, Chicken Fat Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols (a natural source of Vitamin E), Natural Chicken Flavor, OrganicApples,Organic Carrots, Organic Broccoli, Organic Pumpkin, Organic Pears, Dried Egg Product, Organic Flaxseed, Organic Quinoa, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate,Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite,Calcium Iodate ), Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Organic Dried Blackberries, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement,L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, L-Carnitine, Yeast Culture (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus niger Fermentation Extract, Dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus subtilis,Fermentation Solubles, Rosemary Extract.

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:
Crude Protein (min) 21.50%
Omega 6 Fatty Acids (min)* 1.75%
Crude Fat (min) 10.00%
Omega 3 Fatty Acids (min)* 0.35%
Crude Fiber (max) 5.50%
Glucosamine Hydrochloride (min)* 150 mg/kg
Moisture (max) 10.00%
Chondroitin Sulfate (min)* 75 mg/kg
Calcium (min) 0.80%
L-Carnitine (min)* 15 mg/kg
Phosphorus (min) 0.60%

*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.